States Use BI, Data Warehousing To Recoup Unpaid Taxes

Monday, May 11, 2009

President Barack Obama's budget, announced Thursday, would almost double federal funding to enforce tax laws next year, with the partial aim of closing the estimated $300 billion "tax gap" between taxes owed and taxes paid. However, the federal government isn't alone in trying new ways to hunt down unpaid taxes.

States are increasingly using data warehousing and complex business intelligence tools to find delinquent or underreporting taxpayers, collect additional tax revenue, and even predict where unpaid taxes are likely to be hiding.

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